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    William Golding

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    About The Author William Golding was born in 1911 on September 19th in Cornwall England and he grew up to be a Novelist. He wrote The Lord of The Flies, which is his most famous work and later on he won the Nobel Peace Prize. William Golding worked in theatre to write plays, did poetry, and wrote a numerous amount of books. William was inspired to write Lord of the flies while teaching a group of boys who of course acted as boys would by causing trouble and getting into fights and such. For a…

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    Bilbo Kidnapping

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    In lands inhabited by Hobbits in Middle Earth, an old wizard who goes by the name of Gandalf arrives at the “hobbit-hole” of a prideful old hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Gandalf invites Bilbo on an adventure; however, Bilbo declines as normal Hobbits do not go on adventures, but Bilbo mistakenly invites Gandalf for tea on the next day. Afterwards, Gandalf arrives with thirteen other adventurous Hobbits, and Bilbo is forced to participate in Gandalf’s adventure in the hunt for Thorin’s (one of the…

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    In the beginning of the Lorde of the Flies, the conch is used to call an assembly. As the book progresses, Ralph, whom represents civilization, decides that whomever has the conch has the right to speak. Not only does the conch also represent civilization, it is also the hand of civilization. It forced order on the boys. As Jack gained influence over the boys, the conch started to loose it’s power. Jack represents savagery, the enemy of the conch and Ralph. Really the conch lost power by the…

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    Bilbo Analysis

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    The Hobbit The Hobbit is a novel that tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a small hobbit on a big adventure. At the beginning of the novel, Bilbo is living a comfortable lifestyle until he finds himself going on the adventure of a lifetime. Throughout the adventure Bilbo shows strong acts of bravery and composure. Everyone should read this book because the overall message resonates with readers, that small people are capable of big things. A powerful moment for Bilbo is when he…

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    Lord of the Flies is a known, controversial story regarding ethics in humanity, even if it does not seem as so. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the author established another meaning behind it. Golding created a book that is more than just about a group of boys stranded on a remote island. Lord of the Flies has different ways to be interpreted as an allegory. The two authors, L.L. Dickson and Kirsten Olsen, gave their thoughts on what they believe the allegory…

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    The Lord of the Flies represents that all of the boys are becoming savage and irrational, sacrificing a head to a “beast”. It “tells” Simon that the boys are the real beast, and that it can’t be hunted or killed. The masks symbolize if you are apart of Jack’s tribe. This tribe was ruthless, and even killed off important characters in the book. These objects represent savagery. The conch shell symbolizes order and rules. It was also the only thing that kept the boys together as a group. The…

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    Shrek The Musical Essay

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    David Lindsay-Abaire and was composed by Jeanine Tesori. The story line of the play follows closely to the film. It follows Shrek an Ogre trying to reclaim his swamp back from a group of fairy tale characters. In order to do so he must confront Lord Farquad who has banished all the fairy tale characters to Shrek's swamp. In doing so Shrek is promised his swamp back in exchange for him retrieving a princess from castle tower. Shrek the musical used a combination of scenic, lighting and…

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    actually laying hands on someone else. Civilization is violent. The world is corrupt with war and violence, and William Golding, the author of the novel Lord of the Flies, experienced it first hand by serving in World War II. Golding experienced the savagery of humankind during the war because everyone was shooting and blowing each…

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    How To Write The Hobbit

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    the mountain to its’ rightful owner. On the way they get in trouble with the goblins, but somehow made it out alive. While Bilbo was trying to escape, he ventured down to where Gollum lived. While getting away from Gollum, Bilbo discovered a magical ring that turned him invisible when he put it on. After they had escaped, Gandalf and the others went to see Beorn, a skin changer. There they rode ponies all the way to the edge of the Mirkwood Forest, where Gandalf had left them. On they way…

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    Icy Wonders Slot

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    Icy Wonders slot takes you to a winter wonderland expedition in search of treasure. It’s one of the three Wonders slot series from NetEnt – the other two are Geisha Wonders and Tiki Wonders. Released in 2008, Icy Wonders has an arctic theme, wonderful graphics, pleasing animation, cool audio and an impressive progressive jackpot. Before starting your quest, choose your wager from the coin value available ranging from 0.01 to 0.5. With an icy backdrop, charming characters will accompany you such…

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